Vol. 48, No. 29
Shawnee National Park?
A move to make southern Illinois' Shawnee National Forest a national park and climate preserve
By David Blanchette
No badge, no problem
Police board chair has gun permit reserved for real cops
By Bruce Rushton
City TIF administrator on leave following arrest
By Dean Olsen
Bond reduction denied for two EMS workers charged with murder
More details emerge about the events surrounding Earl Moore Jr.’s death
Debt disagreement
Mayoral candidate wants to publicize list of businesses, individuals who have had debt forgiven
By Scott Reeder
City council ponders a ban on electric surfboards
Matt Scherer got a loan from the city to start a new business. Now some city council members are trying to ban it.
Opening doors to home ownership
Down payment assistance helps renters become buyers
By Don Howard
Mayoral candidates meet for first public forum
Business growth, infrastructure, labor unions among topics discussed
New details emerge in case against EMS workers charged with murder
Where did Proft's contributions go?
By Rich Miller
Helping the homeless
For seven years, Julie Benson has been serving Springfield's poorest. Doing small things with great love.
By Fletcher Farrar
Letters to the editor 2/2/23
By Letters to the Editor
Trust but verify
Okonomiyaki - the Japanese vegetable pancake
By Peter Glatz
Student artists compete in 100th Scholastic Art Awards
By Karen Ackerman Witter
Knock at the Cabin uses flawed logic, Infinity Pool is thought provoking
By Chuck Koplinski
Ron Dougan writes his kids: 1948
By Jacqueline Jackson
Small Beginnings
February music finds
By Tom Irwin
Shaping Springfield’s Energy Future
@ Lincoln Public Library
Wed., March 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
ISP concludes investigation into shooting at juvenile detention center
The end of an era
Springfield man charged with operating six "houses of prostitution"
Limited capacity in juvenile detention centers statewide